Formulation of indices to describe intrinsic nitrogen transformation rates for the implementation of best management practices in agricultural lands

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Aschonitis, V G ^a   Salemi, E ^a   Colombani, N ^a   Castaldelli, G ^a   Mastrocicco, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilization; Denitrification; GIS; GLEAMS model; Mineralization; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AMMONIA; BUDGET CONTROL; CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MINERALOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLVENTS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS; AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMPS); BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GLEAMS MODELS; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIA; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DENITRIFICATION; GIS; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PERCOLATION; RUNOFF; VOLATILIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VOLATILIZATION;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY;

EID: 84874034875     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1489-1     Document Type: Article

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